Schoharie County

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Schoharie County Courthouse
Schoharie County Courthouse
administration
US state : new York
Administrative headquarters : Schoharie
Foundation : 1795
Made up from: Albany County
Otsego County
Area code : 001 518
Demographics
Residents : 31,582  (2000)
Population density : 19.6 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1622 km²
Water surface : 11 km²
map
Map of Schoharie County within New York
Website : www.schohariecounty-ny.gov

Schoharie County is a county in the state of New York in the United States . At the 2000 census , the county had 31,582 people and a population density of 20 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Schoharie . The place used to be called "Brunnendorf".

history

Schoharie County was established on April 6, 1795. The name is derived from the Mohawk language and means "driftwood".

The Old Blenheim Bridge (2008) is one of 44 properties in the county that is on the National Register of Historic Places .

44 buildings and sites in the county are registered in the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 21, 2018).

geography

The county covers an area of ​​1,622 square kilometers, of which 11 square kilometers are water.

Parishes and villages

Communities

Villages

* Located within the municipality of the same name.

Web links

Commons : Schoharie County  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Schohare County ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 22, 2011.
  2. ↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 276 .
  3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 21, 2018.

Coordinates: 42 ° 35 ′  N , 74 ° 26 ′  W